Do You Think George Zimmerman Will Be Charged?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Please discuss...

[badtoworse]

1. No. The timing of the next announcement suggest to me that Corey wants minimal press coverage

You announce on Friday afternoon when you want a low profile.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. That's Profoundly Disappointing

I don't see how you can shoot an unarmed man, except in the very narrowest of circumstances, and get away with it.

This is such a strange case.

[Generic Other]

8. And they are preparing for trouble

Like they expect riots.

[Ian David]

10. That would be true no matter which way it goes. It's gonna piss-off SOMEONE. n/t

[Johnny Rico]

26. Do you really expect riots if they charge Zimmerman? If they don't, on the other hand...

[Ian David]

28. I don't know what the Neo-Nazis patrolling Sanford will do.

There are a lot of angry, armed white people running around down there who think Sanford is a hero.

[slackmaster]

29. Reports of neo-Nazis patrolling the streets of Sanford are greatly exaggerated

The leader of a small neo-Nazi group in Michigan posted on his Web site that his people INTENDED to do that, but they haven't materialized.

The story was posted on an obscure news site in Florida with a headline stating that the people were patrolling Sanford (in the present tense) but there haven't been any videos, photos, or reports from more credible sources that it is actually happening.

Here's the original piece, which was updated a few days ago, and no longer claims that patrols are actually happening.

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/04/heavily_armed_neo-nazis_patrol.php

The original story was quickly picked up by Huffington Post and others, who passed it on as fact without doing any real digging to verify it. It's just another Internet BS story that got out of control.

[Ian David]

32. Thanks for the heads-up on that. n/t

[Johnny Rico]

31. As another poster just pointed out...*what* Neo-Nazis?

[WI_DEM]

2. Yes, but I don't know what the charge will be and do they even know where he is?

I assume they must have an idea since he called them of at least an approximate place he is at.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. The Police Are Good At Finding People

Zimmy doesn't strike me as the sharpest tool in the drawer.

[Laurian]

4. I certainly hope so, but

who knows.....

With the way things have gone so far with this case, nothing would surprise me but I will be angry and disappointed if no charges are filed.

[MintyFresh]

6. I think he needs to be

& I hope he is but all of these shenanigans (spelling) have me curious

[treestar]

7. Yes.

And the racists will say it is because the government is afraid of riots.

[Bruce Wayne]

9. He's getting flakier. My guess is Fox will bus-toss him pretty soon.

After letting his lawyers quit on him (expect the bill in the mail, Miami Earp) so that he could confab with fucking Sean Hannity, my take on the guy is that he's a flake with Second Amendment "issues" and will be unintentionally self-destructive throughout his 15 minutes. This means he's not a player. Florida prosecutors will have nobody pissed at them if they take Zimmerman to the mat.

On the other hand, they'll win points with the black community and might even give a little protection to the "stand your ground" laws if they do toss him away for 20 years. He'll get another set of lawyers, to be sure--Daddy'll see to it and the RW noise machine will see to it. But I see manslaughter in the first and 20 years of kitchen duty in this boy's future. And good riddance, even if it is more because it's politically expedient this time to do the right thing.

Hope this didn't come off as too cynical.

[rhett o rick]

14. I think he is gone. I dont think you will see him again for a long time.

There are a lot of people that dont want him to be charged incl the NRA. A trial would be very embarrassing to those pushing SYG laws.

[gkhouston]

16. I doubt he's left the state, despite the "rumors". He's probably hanging with

some crony of his dad's. And yes, I expect he'll be charged.

[Bruce Wayne]

35. So young, and yet so cynical.

I think we'll see Zimbo in front of a judge in a day or two. Murder two is what the prosecutor wants.

And I think your analysis is backwards. Convicting Zimmerman will, ironically, protect the SYG law, by making clear that this particular case is not a SYG one.

[rhett o rick]

37. Me young??? LOLz But I was wrong. He has been arrested. My prognostication record is intact. nm

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Yes

I think his aggressive behavior plus his failure to heed police warnings to back off will be used to show his mindset that night. But the real evidence that will sink him will be the 911 tape of Trayvon screaming for help repeatedly for more than 1/2 a minute before the shots were fired.

How can you claim you feared for your life when your victim is screaming "HELP ME!" over and over?

[Bruce Wayne]

36. Has the 911 "Help!" been established yet?

If it's confirmed Trayvon's voice, it'll be like having the tragedy all over again. Had it really been Zimmerman's, I could at least see this murder as the act of a lunatic. Damn. How do you shoot a guy screaming "help"?

[lunasun]

12. This morning snews sez they cant even locate him now!

So how can he be charged ?? by the time they locate him Florida law will have made a trial unlawful probably...

His ex lawyers say he is still in the country but most likely not in FL but they could just be talkin out their ass too who knows
But since you asked for opinion I say no
Disgruntled community left in anger and unanswered ?s will do the white repug party some good down there and possibly nation wide

[Cirque du So-What]

13. My prognostication record is somewhat spotty

I have a record that could earn me the nickname 'Nostradumbass.'

Despite that, I sometimes can't help tossing out a prediction here & there. My prediction: Zimmerman will be charged, but only because of all the attention that has been focused on this case - especially that from the federal government.

[rhett o rick]

15. My track record is worse, but that doesnt slow me down. I predict he skips town. nm

[Cirque du So-What]

19. Yes, I predict that as well

In fact, he may have already flown the coop. Regardless, the wheels of justice would continue to turn, even in his absence. Going by what we've seen from those Zimmerman and those assisting him, however, they'll make colossal mistakes at every turn and betray his location.

[Blaze Diem]

17. No. Nothing left but Riot control, & PR spin

Perhaps an attempt to appease the public ire, by assuring that a task force will be assembled to look into re-writing Stand your Ground & perhaps investigate the Sanford Police Force. However the task force & their decision will all develop at their own pace & the public will be notified of their findings.

Nothing will come of young Trayvon's unjust murder.

As for George Zimmerman, he has been given time before Corey's public announcement to re-locate.

[MintyFresh]

18. It's possible that

his friend from faux newz helped him get away. Also wanted to add if they don't charge him then it will send a message to all people like minded that they can just shoot anyone & use the SYG to get off. Bad message.

[cali]

20. I'll go out on a limb: Yes, absolutely- with manslaughter

[mactime]

21. Yes

but it will be for something trivial like lying on his Concealed Carry permit application.

[KurtNYC]

22. No because they could not charge HIM now without charging his father,

the Sanford Chief of Police and everyone who tried to cover this up.

No GZ crime = no cover up. I don't see how they charge GZ without charging others or at least doing some BS "on-going investigation" of the cover up.

[Lint Head]

23. Another coward on the run with a gun.

[slackmaster]

24. I don't have enough information or a good enough knowledge of the law to make a prediction

I hope the prosecutor has both, and makes the correct decision based on the facts and the law.

[Mariana]

25. Not enough information to say.

I think it all depends on the autopsy report and the records of Zimmerman's injuries, if any. We don't have access to that stuff.

[Marrah_G]

27. I don't know

I hope he is charged.

[RZM]

30. If I had to guess, I'd say probably not. But I wouldn't be surprised if he was either n/t

[Broderick]

33. The timing leads me to think no

unfortunately. Dump the news of no charges going into a weekend where coverage is less. Attention spans are short in the media generally and bad news politically is usually dumped on Fridays. Although, personally, I think they plan to mitigate the coverage by a weekend dump not understanding the longstanding power of the story.

[Whisp]

34. I don't think a sleazy Friday news dump is going to make this go away at all.

It would be foolish to even attempt such a tactic - you think the Rev is going to let this just go away because of a weekend between his shows? No way.